Striker plate



June 23, 1953 s. E. MAGER 2,643,149

STRIKER PLATE Filed Nov. 1, 1950 I N VEN TOR.

Patented June 23, 1953 STRIKER PLATE Gustave E. Mager, Hamden, Conn.,assignor to Edwin H. White, Baltimore, Md.

Application November 1, 1950, Serial No. 193,450

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a striker plate for doors, windows andsimilar closures. These plates are usually constructed of metal and arecarried generally on the casing, or frame, of the closure for providingmeans into which a latch or bolt is received.

The difficulty with the average striker plate is that it is not easy tolocate it in the proper place. Also, when either the closure or casinggets out of line, the striker plate is difiicult to readjust.

In the present invention, the plate is so constructed as to be slightlyadjustable in both horizontal and vertical directions without removingthe holding means, such as the screws, nails and the like, from theclosure, or closure casing.

It is, therefore, the primary object of the invention to provide anadjustable striker plate which is capable of limited adjustment withinthe plane of the surface to which the plate is attached without removingthe screws holding the plate to the supporting casing, or closure, asthe case may be.

Another object of the invention is to provide such adjusting means withprovisions to prevent the plate from jarring or getting out ofadjustment when secured in position.

With these and other objects in view, the general principle of thisinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described inthe detailed description that follows together with the manner and wayin which the improved striker plate is mounted including its advantagesand uses.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the improved striker plate.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of part of the upper end of thestriker plate.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the adjusting element inopposite direction to that shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In referring to the drawings like and similar numerals will be used toindicate like and similar parts throughout the several views.

The improvement in the present striker plate lies principally in itsadjusting feature. The plate is preferably rectangular in form, and isdesignated by the numeral l0, having a lip Ill. The plate is alsoprovided with suitable apertures I2 and It for receiving a spring latchand a looking latch, or bolt respectively, carried by the closure (notshown).

For adjusting the plate relative to the door casing IS, the plate isprovided with elongated apertures, or slots l8 and 20. These slots arepreferably arranged with their longer axis parallel with the longersides of the rectangular plate. The edges of these apertures are beveledas shown at H! and on these beveled, or inclined edges of theseapertures are teeth, or serrations 22, the degree of bevel of theserrated edges being approximately that of a bevel headed wood screw.

Adapted to cooperate with the beveled toothed slot, or aperture, thereare provided small circular disks, plates or washers 30 and 3|. Thesedisks are slightly thinner than the striker plate itself which willinsure its contact against the plate when fastened in position.

Extending eccentrically through the washers 30 and BI are holes, asshown at 32 in Figure 4, for admitting holding means, as screw 34 and36. These disks are also provided with slots 38 and 40 for receiving thepoint of a suitable flattened instrument, such as a screw driver forrotating the disks to a desired position.

The disk 30 is also provided with teeth, or serrations, 42, located onits beveled perimeter which are of such size as to cooperate with theteeth 22 about the openings l8 and 20. With this arrangement, when thedisk 30 is held in place against the casing iii by the screws 34 or 36,the plate is prevented from moving in any direction until the disk isagain loosened and lifted from the teeth and rotated to a new position.

On the upper face of the disk there are provided numerals, or otherindicia, 44, for designating the position of the disks relative to theplate itself. These indicia are arranged preferably on one side of thediameter extending through the eccentric screw hole and the shortest andlongest distance from the hole as shown in Figures 2 and 3. Thesemarkings are so arranged, as shown in Figure 2, that when the toothdesignated as l is in mesh with one of the teeth on the plate, it is inits most central position and a rotary movement of the disk in eitherdirection will move the plate either in or out depending, of course, onthe direction the disk is turned.

In the initial installation the striker plate is mounted to a casing [6as is best illustrated in Figure 1, in which the eccentric disks 30 and3| are shown with their longer diameter from the screw hole pointingdownwardly. In this position the plate is movable either in or out bymoving the disks in either one direction or the other.

The plate may be adjustable longitudinally by loosening the screws 34and 3B and lifting the disk free of the teeth 22, relocating the plate,replacing the disks and tightening down the screws.

The improvement is a practical and economi cal way to form a strikerplate and one which can and may carry enough adjustment to accommodatethe average requirements. And while the invention has been illustratedand described in a specific form it is not intended to be a limitation,as the scope of the invention is best defined in the following claim.

I claim:

The combination with a striker plate for a door casing comprising a thinelongated rectangular strip having means adjacent its center forreceiving a latch, a pair of elongated apertures each having extendedparallel edges located adjacent each end of the strip, the innerextended edges of each aperture being beveled and serrated, a circularlocking disk for each aperture having a serrated beveled edge adapted tooverlap the serrated beveled edges of the said apertures, each of thedisks having an opening located eccentrically therethrough for receivinga holding means for pressing the edges of the serrated disks in contactwith the two opposite parallel serrated sides of the said apertures forsecuring the plate and disk to the casing.

GUSTAVE E. MAGER.

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